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The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
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More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here

Franchised Dealer Recipe for BHPH Success

Sam Swope for BHPH
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 08:02 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The Sam Swope Automotive Group is the largest dealer group in Kentucky with 17 franchises in Louisville and another seven dealerships in Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Richmond and Lexington. While it might not seem like it at first glance with so much ... [Read More]

NABD Details Next Boot Camp & Best Practices Conference

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Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, 07:53 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Just before Thanksgiving arrives and the holiday season cranks up in earnest, the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers is giving veteran operators as well as professionals who want to close 2014 by learning more about the industry the chance ... [Read More]

PassTime Refutes Shut-Off Allegations Made in New York Times Story

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Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2014, 04:39 PM
BHPH Report Staff
A recent New York Times story painted an unflattering picture of technology so critical to buy-here, pay-here operators nowadays — GPS and starter interrupt devices. The feature also described pending litigation involving devices manufactured by one of the industry’s top ... [Read More]

SecureClose Shares 10 Habits of Compliant Dealers

SecureClose for BHPH
Thursday, Sep. 25, 2014, 03:20 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Compliance technology provider SecureClose wrapped up AutoStar Solutions’ seventh annual Innovate conference on Wednesday with a list of 10 recommendations for how to significantly decrease risk from lawsuits and government actions pertaining to the F&I closing process. Brent Chavez and ... [Read More]

CFPB Forecast: 4 Dealer Areas Where Bureau Might Focus

Rick Hackett at Innovate for BHPH
Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2014, 05:00 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Rick Hackett, former assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and current partner at Hudson Cook, told the crowd of more than 600 attendees at AutoStar Solutions’ seventh annual Innovate conference the four areas of auto lending he believes ... [Read More]

Dobbins Opens Innovate Conference with Advice on Avoiding BHPH ‘Landmines’

Allen Dobbins for BHPH
Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2014, 02:17 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As AutoStar Solutions opened its seventh annual Innovate conference on Monday by highlighting six of the top new capabilities of its new DMS — Fusion 2 or F2 — president and chief executive officer Allen Dobbins explained how buy-here, pay-here ... [Read More]

Suggestions to Keep Complaints From Creating Problems

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Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2014, 02:10 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Thanks to the power of the Internet and regulatory zeal for them, consumer complaints boast a shelf life that’s more on par with red wine than red roses. Disagree? Consider this story Terry O’Loughlin shared earlier this year. O’Loughlin, now ... [Read More]

AutoTrader.com Highlights Latest Enhancement to Tool

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Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2014, 02:07 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
AutoTrader.com’s Buy-Here, Pay-Here Center rolled out to the market a little more than three months ago. In that span, site officials highlighted four significant improvements that already have been unveiled as now more than 500 BHPH dealers nationwide are leveraging ... [Read More]

Hudson Cook: Credit Bureau Furnishing Path to Better Credit for Consumers or a Pitfall for Furnishers?

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Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2014, 02:03 PM
Anne Fortney and Allen Denson, Hudson Cook
We’ve all seen the ads that say, “We’ll help you get better credit by reporting your on-time payments to the credit bureaus.” These ads may accurately tout your customers’ advantage when you furnish their payment histories to the credit bureaus. ... [Read More]

Shilson: Why the Old BHPH Ways Do Not Work Like They Used To

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Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2014, 02:01 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD & Subprime Analytics
I frequently receive phone calls from buy-here, pay-here operators who complain that the deep subprime auto market has changed. Reasons cited are: 1. More competition 2. Customers are more selective about the vehicles they want to buy. 3. Operating and ... [Read More]

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